ILGA-Europe - the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association

What is ILGA-Europe

ILGA-Europe is a driving force for political, legal and social change at European level. Our vision is of a world where dignity, freedoms and full enjoyment of human rights are protected and ensured to everyone regardless of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and intersex status.

ILGA-Europe - the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) – is an international non-governmental umbrella organisation bringing together over 400 organisations from 45 European countries. ILGA-Europe was established as a separate region of ILGA and an independent legal entity in 1996. ILGA itself was created in 1978.

The two main pillars of ILGA-Europe’s work are:

1. advocating for human rights and equality for LGBTI people at European level, before organisations such as the European Union, the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in particular in relation to asylum, hate crime and hate speech, education, employment, family, freedom of assembly, association and expression, health , legal gender recognition and bodily integrity. Read more about our advocacy work here.

2. strengthening the European LGBTI movement by providing training and support to its member organisations and other LGBTI groups on advocacy, fundraising, organisational development and strategic communications and much more. Read about our work supporting the LGBTI movement.

Vision, mission, core values
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ILGA-Europe’s vision is of a world where the human rights of all are respected and where LGBTI people can live in freedom and equality, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression and sex (intersex).




ILGA-Europe’s mission is:

To act as a European voice for the rights of those who face discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientations, gender identity and/or gender expression and intersex status.
To achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and inters people and to ensure protection from human rights violations, discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression and intersex status in Europe by instigating legal, political, institutional and social change.
To empower LGBTI organisations and their allies to advocate for effective enjoyment of human rights by everyone irrespective of their sexual orientations, gender identity and or gender expression or intersex status and to advocate for full LGBTI equality and inclusion in society.
The core values of ILGA-Europe are:

The embodiment and active promotion of the diversity among LGBTI people within the LGBTI movement and within society in general.
Respect for and recognition of human rights, which are indivisible and universal, and which include cultural, social, economic, civil and political rights Our work has a particular emphasis on equality and freedom from discrimination, on gender equality and on the rights to self-determination.
International solidarity with LGBTI people and with other discriminated groups of people, offering mutual support on combatting oppression and discrimination and in achieving for equality both within Europe and in other regions of the world.
The full democratic involvement of all our member organisations in the development of policies and transparency in accounting for actions taken.

http://www.ilga-europe.org/